The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-08-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Island for week
See the fine display Of fruit at L. A
Browns, 81 Water st.
Attention Is called To DR. Fellows adj
yertismcnt in another column.
The family of f. r Mayo are at Peak .
Island for few weeks
Ordway has just received new lot OF
dark scersuckers, and ginghams.
Miss Georgia Fellows of Augusta is
passing the week with friends in town.
Parasols and jerseys selling at cost for
the next ten days at Mrs. \. N Burke's,
bingham.
Elegant new style of Pianos and Organs
at J. y. & [. j. Smiths, No 25 Madison
ST., Skowhegan.
Miss Hattie Emery of Fall River Mass
is spending her vacation with her parents,
in this place.
Mrs. II. S. French returned Saturd,ss
night from few weeks stay at Ocean
Point, and Old Orchard.
Mr.. & Mrs. Lawrense r. Plunkett OF
New Bedford Mass, are spending few
days with friends in Skowhegan
Dinsmore X Bickford have received the
agency of the old and reliable Norwich
Union Fire Ins. Co, of England.
The flies that were so troublesome in the
woods up river few weeks ago, have de-
parted and trouting is reported to be first
class.
Will everyone owing the late firm of
Z. +. Fairbrother < Co. please pay as
soon as possible, rs the firm business
must be settled at once.
Mr.. T. O. King left here Sunday last
for Watcrville, where he took the pull
man train for Buffalo N Y. to be in at
tendance on the circuit races in that
city this weeks.
Mr.. A. l.. Weston, Skowhegan's artistic
letterer, has about completed the number
ing of our business blocks. At the small
price asked and the fine manner the work
v.
The Rev Mr.. La Crois of Three Rivers,
Canada, n newly ordained Priest, is the
guest of Father Gcncreux, and will prob.
ably remain the coming year to assist
Father Genereux in his laborS at St
Mary's Church
Among the new books received at the
Public Library are the following about
Maine: Bar IIarbor Days; The Jcsuit's
Ring, romance of Nit. Desert; Oak
ridge; Drone's Honey, by Sophy May;
Maine Woods, by Thoreau; A Mooshcad
Journal, by Jas. Russell Lowell; A White
Heron, by Sarah Orne levitt.
The reunion of the 10Th and 18th Reg't
Association will be held at Skowhcgan,
on Thursday, August 18th. Arrange
mcnts have been made with the different
railroads for one fare for the round trip.
The Boys will receive the same cordial re-
ception that has been given by people at
former reunions, and there will probably
be large attendance of the survivors of
both regime hts
The ice cream sociablc given In the
grove on Friday evening last, by Miss
Kings S. S class, was attended by a
large number of people That the cream
furnished was of the best quality is
evident from the quantity sold about
eight gallons
Mr.. b. F. Eaton, Station Agent, offers
for sale the three buildings belonging to
the M. c. Railroad Company at the north
end of the yard. They are to be removed
early and the tracks arranged preparatory
to the erection OF the new passenger sta
ton. The track is to be laid so as to
make broad platform continuous from
Russell Street to High Street The on.
Sines are now housed on the South side
In the new engine house. The removal
of the old unsightly buildings will make u
great improvement In the yard and sur
rounding grounds and streets.
Mr. John w. Delano of this place has
recently received patent for one Of the
most convenient tools to be found in the
whole kit of a blacksmith This tool is
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Vie shoe' curve ia" adapted 10 TURN the
point of the nail and two handles sub
S'"'le'aily perpendicular to the plane OF
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Guy VIC oiiiouer' "heh operated Is
n''' III 'eit'e"' p'S''ioh' IL Is MI
Do,en1 ,,.ee.,t'"n 70 sen tllc rlslt Oh
he has already received some dntterin@
offers, but has as yet closed no bargain.
Sometime of an interest wos monifos,
ed in hearino hcforo Trial Jnstic,
Bacheller Monday last on comnIaint
made by George &. Evans of Pbiladelnba
Penn. against james s. Palmer of Corn.
willie. ON n warrent issued Inv Trial .Tustice
Dascomb. The allegation was .an nnlaw-
full assembly" s. w. Gould. ESQ. and
f. p. Coffin ESQ. nppeared fortbc State
and Walt, 4 Ivatt.u g.. a. lf